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when the number of students of a school was increased by 30%it became 455.find the previous number of students​

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Answer:

The previous number of students are 350.

Explanation:

Let the number of students be 100x.


(100+30)/(100)x = 455

Simplify.


(130)/(100)x = 455

Find x.


(100)/(100)x =
(100)/(130) × 455

Simplify.

x = 350

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